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Krazy for karaoke
Wannabe rock stars let it all hang out.First Friday Art Walk
Go east, art lovers, for happenings around the hillThe Night Is Young
Try this cure: Take local talent, shuffle, add Wayouts, Okbari
Slow Food Writers Night
Slow Food Writers Night
It's an evening filled with delicious local foods and engaging readings. This year subjects range from apples to mushrooms, with a trip through American moonshining. 6:30 pm Wednesday @ Space, Portland
Portland Flower Show photo
Gardens gone wild
The annual flower show brings spring and summer colors to Portland a little early. Of course spring seems to have come early too, so it makes sense. Thursday-Sunday @ Portland Company Complex
Rock Around the World photo
Rock Around the World
The night includes a silent auction of international goods and local services followed by American rock and roll, as well as music from around the world. 7:00 pm Friday @ The Italian Heritage Center, Portland
Mousse Cafe, Portland
More than a decade ago, I ate at a pub outside the walls of Windsor Castle in England. I had at that pub a shepherd's pie unmatched in its yumminess by any cook before or since. That is, until last week, when I ate the shepherd's pie at Mousse Cafe and Bakeshop
Drink Specials
Profenno's, Westbrook, Thursday: $1.50 domestic drafts from 7 p.m. to midnight. Dock Fore, Portland, Monday: 20-ounce Stella for $1.95 from 3 p.m. to close. Rivalries, Portland, Tuesday: $3 Shipyard drafts and two-for-one wings from 3 to 6 p.m. Check the drink specials
The Corner Room, Portland
I should've opted for something from the many splendored, all-Italian all-handpicked wine list (Gabbiano Chianti, Toscano for example). After all, part of Smith's rustic restaurateur vision is the plump carafes that serve as a booze boat for two.
Spose
Ryan Peters' catchy but 'weird' rap song attracts the attention of a major New York record label.
Mike Olcott: Local music review: Spose
Local music around town
Registration and information here:
Rock Off 2010
"Master Harold . . . and the Boys"
7:30 p.m., Portland Stage Company 774-0465.
7:30 p.m., Portland Stage Company 774-0465.
"Pajama Game"
($5 performance) 5 p.m., University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall)
($5 performance) 5 p.m., University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall)
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center
7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center
Afghan Star
7 p.m., Harbor Theatre, Boothbay Harbor 633 0438.
7 p.m., Harbor Theatre, Boothbay Harbor 633 0438.
Altan
8:00 pm, Stone Mountain Arts Center 1-866-227-6523.
8:00 pm, Stone Mountain Arts Center 1-866-227-6523.
Ready, Set, GO
from the Portland Press HeraldMARCH 6
The rock quintet Cage the Elephant may blow fans away with the energy of its songs and live shows, but the band's music doesn't forget to give itself teeth with story songs that tackle life stories -- grit and all. Go to www.cagetheelephant.com and click on "music" to listen to audio. Cage the Elephant will be joined by As Tall As Lions and the Morning Teleportation. This is a 21-plus show. Tickets at Bull Moose stores and at www.portcitymusichall.com. 6 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland, $15 in advance, $18 day of show; $30 VIP seated tickets
MARCH 7
Beloved bedtime stories "Goodnight Moon" and "The Runaway Bunny" jump off the page and onto the stage in Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's adaptation of the two classics. The stage production is appropriate for children ages 2 to 8. Sunday, the production will be shown in Orono. The show will stop in South Portland on March 20.
Go to www.collinscenterforthearts.com for tickets to Sunday's performances in Orono. Call PortTix at 842-0800 or go to www.porttix.com for tickets to the March 20 performance. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m. March 20, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono Sunday. South Portland High School Auditorium, 637 Highland Ave. on March 20. $12 to $15 Sunday; $10 on March 20
Fast Forward Farther in the Future
(mark your calendar)
The New Deal @ PCMH
Punch Brothers @ Merrill Auditorium
David Gray @ Merrill Auditorium
College of the Atlantic launches unique sustainable venture incubator [03/08/10]
Youth Alternatives Ingraham’s Third Annual Ballyhoo Fundraiser Set for Thursday, March 18 [03/08/10]
UNE art gallery welcomes female dramtists to celebrate SWAN Day [03/08/10]
Vivid Motion's 7th Annual Spring Dance Show, April 9-11 [03/08/10]
YAA Call for Artists "The Many Moods of York County" beginning on March 18 [03/05/10]
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